Very funny; I especially appreciated the Tom Cruise performance. 4/5
Category Archives: film review
Surrogates
Good, solid science fiction.
UPDATE: because I’ve been thinking about it a lot since watching it, especially about the wife character, I’m upgrading the verdict to 4.5/5. I think it will bear a great many repeat watchings.
The Soloist
Superb.
As well as excellent acting from leads and support I was particularly pleased by two things: the treatment of “mental illness”, and the way in which the individual story was used to exemplify the much broader issue of homelessness. 5/5
The Accidental Husband
By far the best rom-com I’ve seen in several years. Well, either that or I’ve finally begun to relax. 4.5/5
Bangkok Dangerous
A bizarre film; the plot only works if you have sympathy for the lead character, yet Cage plays him in an incredibly flat and emotionless way, so that the times you are clearly intended to identify with his humanity just seem incredibly incongruous. 3/5
TBTM20090924
Ten days into the sabbatical and today is the first day that I woke up NOT thinking about work problems. Of course, as soon as I realised, I started to think about them once again. Progress, nonetheless.
Today’s link: Violence, Tarantino and the Basterds, a Christian perspective. I’m wondering if I was too harsh in my initial thoughts; should probably have given it at least a 4. I’ll have to see it again, now that I’ve read lots of reviews.
Gamer
Same story as Death Race but much more effectively done. Likely to be a B-movie classic for the next 20 years. 4/5
The Golden Compass
Good bits, but a bit of a mess overall. 3/5
Stardust
A good family film, but the book is better (and not for children). 3.5/5
Death Race
Not a patch on the original. 3/5